Victoria Pendleton

Victoria Louise Pendleton is a British former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines. She is a former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion. She won three Olympic medals—two golds and one silver during her career. Pendleton won nine world titles, including a record-equalling six in the individual sprint between 2005 and 2012. She also won world titles in the team sprint in both 2007 and 2008, as well as in the keirin in 2007.